Actually, it was a 36-point therapeutic program that involves comprehensive changes in diet, brain stimulation, exercise, optimization of sleep, specific pharmaceuticals and vitamins, and multiple additional steps that affect brain chemistry.

The article notes that not a single one of the patients was able to maintain the entire protocol successfully, even with what seems like a lot of help from family and caregivers. Also, given that at least 2 of the highlighted patients still maintained what seem to be cognitively taxing professional jobs, I'm guessing they were in the earlier stages of Alzheimers.

Moreover, to be honest I am wondering whether the protocol basically involves trying to improve the PHYSICAL health of the patient to the very best it can be, and the brain follows along? The patient with the 14 point protocol detailed above... she was only sleeping less than 5 hours a night! If I did that I would be a zombie within a week. And if she was able to lose 20 lb by cutting out carbs and exercising 30 minutes a day, it doesn't sound like she was in superb shape before. I guess what I'm getting at is, maybe part of what we think of as Alzheimer's is actually just the effects of our suboptimal lifestyle.